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SUBMITTER: Kim H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6132132 | biostudies-other | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Kim Hyunsam H Lee Jeongmin J Ha Jeonghoon J
Clinical case reports 20180710 9
Agranulocytosis is a rare side effect of antithyroid drugs (ATD) that usually develops within the first 3-6 months after starting treatment. We present a 64-year-old patient who developed agranulocytosis after starting ATD to treat relapsed Graves' disease. This patient had tolerated the first course of ATD for 72 months. This was an unusual case in which a serious side effect developed during a second ATD course. It is essential that clinicians remain vigilant to the fact that antithyroid drugs ...[more]